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I am in the process of removing the bead blasted finish on a knife I have. And I made some discoveries that I'm not sure I'm happy with...
Upon sanding the beaded finish on my knife (500grit, silicone carbide paper), I found, to my dismay... many little gouges and scratches that seem to be left over from grinding. They hadn't been apparent when the beaded finish was there but now that the beaded finish has been removed, they are very stark.
What can I do?
I am going thru the silicon carbide paper like water in an effort to get a smooth satin finish... but I believe that the blade, being tempered, is very hard and making it hard for me to get a finish easily. And considering the gouges, I 'll be sanding till 2005 just to try to remove them... so I have decided to live with the scratches and gouges.
HOWEVER I would still like to achieve an even satin finish... can anyone offer some advice on how I can save a little elbow grease and get the job done faster?
WHAT I HAVE: I have several grits of silicon carbide paper from 240 tight up to 2000. I started with the 500 as I didn't want to use coarser paper and have a tough time removing the scratches.
WHAT I DON'T HAVE: any grinder/sander/sanding belt. I do however have a power dril... can anyone recommend any attachments that I could use fot it to make my job easier? It's a Bosch 550watt Power drill. Asking around at the local hardware store turned up no answers.
Upon sanding the beaded finish on my knife (500grit, silicone carbide paper), I found, to my dismay... many little gouges and scratches that seem to be left over from grinding. They hadn't been apparent when the beaded finish was there but now that the beaded finish has been removed, they are very stark.
What can I do?
I am going thru the silicon carbide paper like water in an effort to get a smooth satin finish... but I believe that the blade, being tempered, is very hard and making it hard for me to get a finish easily. And considering the gouges, I 'll be sanding till 2005 just to try to remove them... so I have decided to live with the scratches and gouges.
HOWEVER I would still like to achieve an even satin finish... can anyone offer some advice on how I can save a little elbow grease and get the job done faster?
WHAT I HAVE: I have several grits of silicon carbide paper from 240 tight up to 2000. I started with the 500 as I didn't want to use coarser paper and have a tough time removing the scratches.
WHAT I DON'T HAVE: any grinder/sander/sanding belt. I do however have a power dril... can anyone recommend any attachments that I could use fot it to make my job easier? It's a Bosch 550watt Power drill. Asking around at the local hardware store turned up no answers.